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Oh god! Not you too? What is it with you lefties? Now we've got two of you with a bizarre interest in the drinking habits of East Lancashire racists.
Shall I organise some kind of jeep safari for you to come and observe them in their natural habitat? Its not half as interesting as you seem to think it is.
I'd quite like a lignum vitae mallet. They're pretty expensive, and not common in the 'Thor' style head I use, I'm not a carver. Might be a tad heavy though.
a bizarre interest in the drinking habits of East Lancashire racists.
You obviously thought that the drinking habits of your local racists was important enough to bring up on the Hartlepool by-election thread.
According to you they represent typical voters in your neck of the woods.
Talking of your neck of the woods binners, how did it go last night, did it all kick off? Were scotch eggs tossed in anger across carefully manicured lawns?
More importantly did you say sorry for your unfortunate outburst on that fateful day?
I'm presently editing a short film I've made on the unfolding drama.
I've got David Attenborough in doing the voiceover in hushed, reverential tones as he observes the elder bigots at play, befuddled looks on ruddy-skinned faces they hunt the jack through the strange and unusual new habitat of the picnic benches, occasionally stopping and staring in wonder at the discarded Fruit Shoot bottle, sniffing suspiciously at the packaging of the cheesy Quavers
Lol!
I’ve got David Attenborough in doing the voiceover
"...And yet, even here..."
You're such a card, Binners.
So; the upshot is, that the racists that frequent your local, are still there. Meaning your hissy fit and flounce was completely ineffectual. You've ultimately done nothing to actively deal with the racism, and to make your local a place free of racist bigots. And you still have to suffer sitting near racist bigots, when you want to have a pint. Go you.
We clearly need a man of your caliber to come and sort out the whole issue. Someone fearless and intrepid. A superhero, if you will.....
Can we airdrop you onto the bowling green bridges... in your superhero costume... ?
And you still have to suffer sitting near racist bigots, when you want to have a pint
No that's completely unfair, binners has said that he drinks somewhere else now. He hasn't said how long he was drinking with racists before moving venue though.
And I don't know how you think one man can drive the Nazi hordes out of East Lancashire.
Give the guy a break.
We clearly need a man of your caliber to come and sort out the whole issue. Someone fearless and intrepid. A superhero, if you will…..
Your existence on this forum is pretty much limited to hurling abuse at people with different political views to yourself, blaming all and sundry for the failures within our society, yet when faced with an issue directly in front of you, are weak and powerless to actually do anything about it. Listen mate; if anyone made any kind of racist comment in any pub I drink in, they'd be needing to find somewhere else to drink. End of.
I can see how someone as weak and ineffectual at actually dealing with anything, like Armrest, appeals to you.
*swoons*
Oh great, that's the ear worm for the afternoon...
Listen mate; if anyone made any kind of racist comment in any pub I drink in, they’d be needing to find somewhere else to drink. End of.
On my god. That belly laughing properly tweaked my broken rib. Ouches.
Oh great, that’s the ear worm for the afternoon…
Bang out of order if you ask me. Binners, you should be ashamed.
they’d be needing to find somewhere else to drink.
That's proper fighting talk!!
But wouldn't it be a bit miserable for binners to be sitting all alone in an empty pub with just his pint for company?
I think relocating to a pub which welcomes Guardian readers was a sensible move.
On my god. That belly laughing properly tweaked my broken rib. Ouches.
You poor sausage. How did you break it, was it through an act of passive aggression?
I think relocating to a pub which welcomes Guardian readers was a sensible move.
No you're right. It must have been quite terrifying for Binners, to be surrounded by doddery old gammons. They might have demanded he cut his hair or something.
Hair?
Hair?
> ouches <
I don't normally frequent this type of thread but my interest has been piqued. A quick Google would suggest that the Bowling Green in question is almost triangular. WTF?
Yeah hair binners. Have you had your hair cut recently?
Not on his head.
And have a bath.
& get a proper job
A quick Google would suggest that the Bowling Green in question is almost triangular. WTF?
It's not just triangular, It's actually quite a feet of engineering. At its furthest point from the pub, it's actually about 25 ft above the level of the road below. This is quite inconvenient for my friend Clare because it means that it blocks the sunlight to her back garden from about 7pm onwards in the summer
I'm not sure whether those responsible for its construction were racists or not, so I'm unsure whether i can desecrate their memories by implying it, or whether Bridges will need to come to East Lancs and wee on their gravestones out of the sheer frustration of not being able to duff them all up personally and drive their restless spirits out to a pub with an inferior bowling green. Probably a boring old square one with no picnic benches.
It could well have been constructed using migrant labour in which case maybe he could recreate some traditional folk activities from their native shores as a testimonial to their sacrifice, while standing on one of the picnic benches, then maybe treat himself to a lemonade and some Monster Munch in their honour? Or if they were from the Congo, perhaps some Um Bongo
the Bowling Green in question is almost triangular. WTF?
It comes as no surprise to me.
You do know that Nazi concentration camps where generally built in be triangular, don't you?
Oh for sure, one of Corbyn’s strengths was/is that he’s utterly authentic, and often spoke his undiluted and honestly given opinions, but the flipside of that (especially difficult for a political leader) was that many voters found his ideas not to their liking
Actually I'd dispute this. Most people are in favour of sticking it to the elites and making the fat cats pay their fair share, etc. However, most people are pretty malleable, so their views on Corbyn - "nice ideas but unworkable", "taking us back to the 70s and strikes", "he has no clue how to lead" etc etc - were planted in their minds by the media. It's well known that you need the media on-board to win elections, so it should be fairly easy to accept that the opposite is true.
@binners, didn’t the give us free chips after a snowy MNPR? You just can’t tell with some people.
Perhaps they should wear armbands and snazzy uniforms like in the old days. Although the boots would have to be soft soled to avoid cutting up the turf.
We did indeed get free chip butties after the legendary Snowmageddon MNPR ride. That was when Julie was landlady, who was lovely, and before the Waffen SS and Nick Griffin took over
whether Bridges will need to come to East Lancs
Funnily enough, I was in East Lancashire not so long ago, in a place called Rawtenstall, don't know if you know it. I of course very amusingly translate this as 'Rotten Stool', which I think, and I'm sure you'll agree, is hilarious. Anyway, my fantastic humour aside; I was pleasantly surprised at how reasonably multicultural and integrated it seemed. I'd imagined some sort of neglected backwater full of 'you ain't from round 'ere' types. No, not at all. There were even a few Guardian reading types, if you know what I mean. Perhaps you might think of moving there Binners, if you're scared of the locals where you currently live?
Perhaps you might think of moving there Binners, if you’re scared of the locals where you currently live?
Rawtenstall?
Slipper-chuckers?
Its 2 miles away
If you're up here again you could pop over. It won't be far for you to travel to deliver your great vengeance and furious anger on those who would attempt to poison and destroy your brothers.
You could check out the bowling green. Its quite something.
if anyone made any kind of racist comment in any pub I drink in, they’d be needing to find somewhere else to drink. End of.
Outside of the most hipsterish bits of Manchester, I don't think I've ever been in a pub where there hasn't been at least one racist. Quite frankly I'd prefer to have a quiet pint than be fighting all the time. Back home in Newcastle where they still use the words p and d** in normal everyday conversation I'd be strung up for challenging their parochial views. You must live somewhere very posh and/or be very large.
Slipper-chuckers?
There is an abundance of charity shops, it must be said.
It's unlikely I'll ever visit again, as I can't foresee ever needing to. But I can recommend Old Man Greenwood's pie, fish and chip shop, as they do excellent freshly baked pies there. do you like pies? You seem like a man who would like a pie. There is a Greggs, but there is little need when OMG's is far, far superior to that processed muck the popular 'bakery' chain produces. Next door to OMG's is a temperance bar, but that might not be quite your cup of tea. I cannot vouch for the clientele, whether they are racist or not. The Red Lion just up on the corner of Dobbins Lane and Newchurch road was very pleasant though. Rawtenstall also has a 'Bacup' road just in case the Main road isn't working. Geddit? 😀 One week only folks...
You must live somewhere very posh or be very large.
Why do people assume that the only way to deal with racism is through violence? My fighting days are over mate; I left that in the 90s with the BNP etc. Young man's game. I am very fortunate to now live in an area where, thanks to lefty do-gooders like Jeremy Corbyn, racism and other forms of xenophobia and prejudice aren't tolerated anywhere. Racists are exposed as cowardly idiots, and either have to change their ways, or **** off.
Blackpool?
Blackpool?
lol I found that a very entertaining 5 mins, catching up on this thread!
Or if they were from the Congo, perhaps some Um Bongo
Oh, a different ear worm....
Blackpool?
Why do people assume that the only way to deal with racism is through violence?
It's not that dealing with racism requires violence, more that in many places up here any peaceful means would usually end up that way. Especially up in the toon, where just the merest hint of disapproval will start the whole 'who d'ye think yee aar like?' argument which if not handled carefully will end up with a glass in your face. Thankfully you can usually avoid the racist places by going anywhere where the beer costs more than £4 a pint. I've never seen a racist drinking a schooner of sour IPA costing 6 quid 🙂
You can spot these race hate watering holes a mile off, and its not the cost of the beer(or yellow piss water) but by the number of bouncers on the door. 4-6, avoid like the plague.
Racist pubs? As opposed to pubs full of racists?
Try the Duke Of York just round the corner from Singletrack Towers.
Genuinely nasty when I lived there.
Stinks of piss too.
Good juke box though.
Racist pubs? As opposed to pubs full of racists?
In the case of binners local, the Rose and Crown, full of misogynist homophobic racists.
And no it doesn't seem to have been the pub management policy to only allow racists to drink there. Apparently until that fateful day when binners had a "massive barney" with the other regulars it allowed at least one Guardian reader to drink there.
According to him it wasn't due to a change in management policy that he stopped drinking there.
Are we back to my local again? Blimey, you lot are obsessed
I actually provided a valuable public service for a while Ernie.
‘Wind the Guardian Reader up’ was a popular pastime amongst the ‘salt-of-the-earth’ regulars.
It was something I put up with for quite a while as it was mostly good-natured, but there was a straw that broke the camels back moment when it went too far.
What’s funny is that it sort of entered local folklore with the cross-eyed, six-toed inbreds, and as stories get progressively changed and exaggerated during Chinese whispers I get told the story back as if I was some Bridges-style avenging anti-racist superhero ninja and it all ended up in a mass brawl
I’m not and it didn’t (I stood up, got a bit shouty, delivered a few home truths, then sat back down and finished my pint and read my Guardian in an absolutely silent pub) but it is quite funny the suspicion I now provoke among the local gammons.
Chinese whispers
Burn him!!
What’s funny is that it sort of entered local folklore
I know someone who lives in Ramsbottom, I'll ask her if she's heard about it.
I’m absolutely baffled as to why all our resident STW lefties find me having an argument with some gammons in my local boozer a few years ago such an endlessly interesting topic of conversation.
I mean, I always suspected that living such a pious and worthy life must be fairly dull, but it seems I massively underestimated exactly how dull
And on that note, it’s not raining so I’m going to head out on the bike for a bit
I’ll check in later to see if anyone’s friends or relatives have anything insightful to add to this fascinating ongoing tale 😂